Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-02-17

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plicable way, won the woman's entire
sympathy, and also admiration, of
Elsie. And yet the latter never seemed
to forget the difference in station that
she considered still existed between her
favorite and herself. She only knew
that the lawyers daughter was a very
model of sweet patience, and that she
and all at home were as poor as any
church-mouse.
II.
"Oh, myn' exclaimed little Bob
Travers that morning, as the letters
were brought in. ''What shoals of let
tiers! What lot of governesses we
shall have, mother! l do declare if it
won't be just like an evening party"
Hold your tongue, Bob" urged his
father, peremptorily. Leave the
room"
Letters of Importance had to be dis
cussed, most of them bearing reference
to what Bob had termed the "evening
party" Some applicants declared they
were experienced, because middle
aged. Others asserted that they were
young, and therefore generally re-
garded as having an attractive way
with children; which latter statement
was yet worse. The last-described
young ladies would perhaps prove at
tractive in other ways, and fall des-
perately in love with the quiet bachelor
Uncle Fred. No, that wouldn't do at
all, and in a decided fit of ill-humor
Bob's father threw the entire batch of
letters into the fire. As usual, when
perturbed in mind, another" turned
the current of conversation by address,
ing Uncle Fred.
81 wish, when passing Janet Lisle's
to-day, you would ask for our maya
zines"
All was hurry-skurry, as usual, three
or four hours later on in the post-office.
A variety of small packages required
immediate weighing; and it was at this
very juncture that Uncle Fred placed
his foot upon the threshold. Some
thing had, however, just caught his
eye, and without more ado he beat a
basty retreat-not, however, to great
distance off.
1.-THE very thing!" he calculated.
''There! We have been hunting about
all this while-and to what purposep
Particulars Within Eli? Why, III
go in at once and inquire"
Uncled Fred was widower, and had
therefore made his home of late years
with his sister Polly's family. Any
thing, he thought, was better than liv.
ing along. He was rich, too, and g
highly cultivated man, with a peculiar
faculty also for engaging in the per-
formance of kindly actions. Like the
rest of the family, however, he had only
lately come into the neighborhood.
"Will you excuse my troubling you
about the notice in the Window"
Elsie started visibly an instant. Yes, O
course. This was not the first occasion
upon which she had seen that certainly
striking face. Yesterday, of course
when he had sent off the registered let
ter. But Else was instantly all atten
ton. Yes; she could tell him all h,
required to know-and did so; an,
even as she spoke Elsie's eyes sparkle,
brightly and lovingly. She was doin:
now what it rejoiced her true woman
heart to venture upon-trying to helE
her favorite.
"And Miss Falconbridge though
that the young lady in question Nigh
be fully relied upon in her guidance Q
little children?" he asked.
"Oh, dear me! Yes Most Ger
tainly."
"You can give me her address,"
Elsie noted it down quickly upon
slip of paper.
Before the end of that certainly event
full day Miss Josephine was engaged a
daily governess in the family of Uncl
Fred's sister, at the moderate salary Q
two hundred dollars year.